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Best Elementary Schools
in Federal Way School District

This page covers 23 elementary schools in Federal Way School District. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

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Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

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1
rank
Nautilus K-8 School
Grades KG–08440 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($21,913/student)
55
/100
Student:Teacher
16.6:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
54/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$21,913
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
65%
Near nat'l 52.2%
2
rank
Sherwood Forest Elementary School
Grades PK–05350 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($21,913/student)
55
/100
Student:Teacher
14.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
47/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$21,913
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
62%
Near nat'l 52.2%
3
rank
Adelaide Elementary School
Grades PK–05306 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($21,913/student)
54
/100
Student:Teacher
14.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
47/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$21,913
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
67%
Near nat'l 52.2%
4
rank
Mirror Lake Elementary School
Grades PK–05455 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($21,913/student)
54
/100
Student:Teacher
16.0:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
54/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$21,913
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
87%
High economic need
5
rank
Rainier View Elementary School
Grades PK–05495 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($21,913/student)
54
/100
Student:Teacher
16.0:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
54/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$21,913
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
84%
High economic need
6
rank
Brigadoon Elementary School
Grades PK–05353 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($21,913/student)
53
/100
Student:Teacher
16.2:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
47/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$21,913
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
64%
Near nat'l 52.2%
7
rank
Wildwood Elementary School
Grades PK–05564 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($21,913/student)
53
/100
Student:Teacher
17.2:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
54/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$21,913
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
82%
High economic need
8
rank
Green Gables Elementary School
Grades PK–05339 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($21,913/student)
53
/100
Student:Teacher
16.5:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
47/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$21,913
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
61%
Near nat'l 52.2%
9
rank
Panther Lake Elementary School
Grades PK–05414 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($21,913/student)
53
/100
Student:Teacher
16.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
54/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$21,913
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
86%
High economic need
10
rank
Lake Grove Elementary School
Grades PK–05359 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($21,913/student)
53
/100
Student:Teacher
15.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
47/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$21,913
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
77%
High economic need
13 more elementary schools in Federal Way School District not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
23
Elementary Schools
46
Total Schools
55
#1 Score
52
Avg Score
Top Ranked Elementary School
1
Nautilus K-8 School
Score: 55/100
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Frequently Asked Questions
About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.